The Sunday Express Book of the Year also known as The Sunday Express Fiction Award was awarded between 1987 and 1993. Worth £20,000 for the winner and £1,000 for each of the five shortlisted authors, it was the most lucrative fiction prize in Britain at the time.
Winners 1987 – Brian Moore, The Colour of Blood 1988 – David Lodge, Nice Work 1989 – Rose Tremain, Restoration 1990 – J. M. Coetzee, Age of Iron 1991 – Michael Frayn, A Landing on the Sun 1992 – Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety 1993 – William Boyd, The Blue Afternoon
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